Lenoir Community College vs Austin Community College District

Kinston, NC · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair NC:TX

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Average net price fell on both sides

BOTH-NET-DOWN · 2013–2023

Fitted net-price slopes at Lenoir Community College and Austin Community College District both decline over 2013–2023. Sticker tuition can still rise while the aided Title IV cohort average moves the other way, this board is about the aided average.

  • Austin Community College District: average net price fell -34.4% from $9,610 (2013) to $6,306 (2023), r² 0.83.
  • Lenoir Community College: average net price fell -7.3% from $5,518 (2013) to $5,116 (2023), r² 0.51.
  • Lenoir Community College: enrollment shrank -36.2% over 2013–2023; fitted -81 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • Austin Community College District: enrollment shrank -20.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -795 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Lenoir Community College vs Austin Community College District

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Lenoir Community College leads on 150%-time completion (32.9% vs 19.1% at Austin Community College District)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Lenoir Community College leads on avg net price ($4,127 vs $6,390 at Austin Community College District)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Austin Community College District leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($38,647 vs $27,480 at Lenoir Community College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Lenoir Community College and Austin Community College District?
Lenoir Community College leads on 150%-time completion at 32.9% versus 19.1% at Austin Community College District. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Lenoir Community College and Austin Community College District?
Lenoir Community College leads on avg net price at $4,127 versus $6,390 at Austin Community College District. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Lenoir Community College and Austin Community College District?
Austin Community College District leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $38,647 versus $27,480 at Lenoir Community College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025